Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas, head of the national police, announced on Monday that the Royal Thai Police Office has confirmation that exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will land in Thailand on Tuesday as previously reported.
Details about the flight number and the passengers, according to the police head, should be available on Monday afternoon.
He did not specify which airport Thaksin would fly into, although earlier reports claimed he will fly back on a private jet and touch down at Don Mueang airport on Tuesday at around 9 a.m.
The police units engaged in his reception, according to Pol Gen Damrongsak, will practice on Monday. This includes going over planned security measures and making plans for his transit from the airport to the Immigration Police Bureau for the authentication procedure.
When the former prime minister arrived at the Metropolitan Police Division 2 headquarters, a record of his visit would be recorded. He would next be accompanied to the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions to be verified as a subject of court warrants.
Then the judge would issue a warrant for your custody. Once the paperwork was in hand, Thaksin was transferred to the Corrections Department and taken to the Bangkok Remand Prison, where he would be held indefinitely until additional legal actions.
According to Pol Gen Damrongsak, there would be strict police security during the operations.
Police have set up gathering spots for the big number of supporters from different provinces who are anticipated to welcome Thaksin, he said. Although there were no reports suggesting there may be violence, the police will nonetheless be on high alert, he said.
When questioned about rumors that former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, his younger sister, would travel with Thaksin, Pol Gen Damrongsak stated he was unaware of any such claims.
He stated that when Thaksin arrived, police would be ready. He would receive the same level of security as other prominent individuals in order to avert any potential negative events.
According to Sorawis Limparangsi, a spokesman for the Office of the Judiciary, Thaksin was scheduled to arrive at the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions at 10.30am.
The plaintiffs and the defendant’s kin would then be admitted only, and Thaksin would be brought into the courtroom. No media personnel would be let inside.
The only option for journalists would be to wait outside the gate and submit their live reports from there. On the Sanam Luang side of the court, outside broadcast vans from TV stations are permitted to park.
Following the conclusion of the court proceedings, the Supreme Court would issue a news release clarifying specifics of its evaluation of Thaksin’s cases, Mr. Sorawis added.
According to sources, the Supreme Court met internally to consider security measures on Monday morning and was scheduled to meet with police in the afternoon to examine the issue.
Before the Supreme Court condemned him for assisting his then-wife, Khunying Potjaman Na Pombejra, in obtaining state-owned, prime land in the Ratchadaphisek region at a reduced price, Thaksin left Thailand in 2008.
Thaksin announced on X (previously Twitter) that he had originally intended to return to Thailand by August 10 but that a required medical examination caused a two-week delay.
In three cases, the Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions of the Supreme Court found Thaksin guilty in his absence and sentenced him to ten years in jail.
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